alumni at large teacher. Their 16-year-old son, Trevor Harron, is a sophomore in high school, where he plays soccer and is on the track team. Y Barry Horwitz (class agent for his business school) is still focusing on his consulting practice, but he also teaches (as an adjunct) at the graduate school of management at Boston University, with a focus on strategy and entrepreneurship. Son Michael graduated from UMass Amherst and works for Aramark at the BU campuses—a pure coincidence. Daughter Ali is a sophomore at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Liz (Yanagihara ’80) stays active with her music and artwork while buzzing around more fluidly with her recently replaced knees. You can view Liz’s artwork at www.lizhorwitz.com. Y Bill Muller celebrated his 50th birthday in Breckenridge, Colo., with a number of Colby friends: Bruce Forsley, John Longley, Rick Cline ’80, and Lindy Williams joined Bill, wife Jennifer, and 10-year-old son Zach for high altitude fun in the powder. John Flerlage ’80 (aka Guy LaHog) and family joined them for the birthday dinner. Bill’s son Zach especially enjoyed the Colorado snow and lack of ice, as he is used to skiing at Sugarloaf in the SCVA J5 junior racing program. Y Keep those e-mails coming! —Cheri Bailey Powers
80 First, an apology to Paul
and Kathy McCulloch Wade for inadvertently implying that they had changed career tracks. Kathy continues to enjoy a successful 22-year career with Merrill Lynch in Seattle and Paul is still fully employed at NOAA. Y Warren Rosenthal is the new economic development director for Lewis County, N.Y. Warren had been a business consultant and real estate broker in Lake George. He was director of the Worcester County (Md.) Department of Economic Development from 1989 to 1999, and from 1986 to 1989 served as an economic development adviser at the National Association of Counties in Washington, D.C. Y Brenda Bowen has started a new children’s book publishing imprint at HarperCollins called The Bowen Press. She’ll publish about 15 books a year for kids ages 2 to 16. The first Bowen Press releases appear in January 2009, so look for them at your local bookstore! Y Michael Fanger and his family spent their winter break skiing deep powder in Steamboat and Vail. Michael’s son Jonathan had 52 COLBY / SUMMER 2008
80s newsmakers Kristen Walsh Porell ’86 ran the 2008 Boston Marathon, her second after a double mastectomy as a result of breast cancer in 2002. A sprinter at Colby, Porell had a hard time staying away from running. “I definitely feel very proud and blessed. … That’s why every day you get out there and run, or do whatever you can, to appreciate what you have,” she told the Boston Globe. Kimberly Lynch ’88 joined LRG Capital’s Corporate Advisory Group as vice president. “Her Kristen Walsh Porell ’86 extensive background in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and key strategic partnership transactions will be an invaluable resource,” said the CEO of LRG, a global merchant bank specializing in private equity, real estate, secured debt financing, and financial-advisory services. Lynch works on strategic international, commercial, and real estate alliances and transactions. David Scannell ’88 was named executive director of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. He is also a state representative and worked for Manchester’s mayor as an assistant for legislative affairs and community relations from 2000 to 2004. Scannell, who takes over in what promises to be a hectic election year, was chosen for his managerial and political experience, according to the Union Leader.
his bar mitzvah this March and in attendance was Jonathan Smith ’77. In July 2007 Michael celebrated the 10th anniversary of forming Eastern Funding LLC, a New York-based finance company. Y Linda Alter is beginning a master’s in public affairs program at the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota. She’s found her grades have really improved since Colby, especially as she isn’t out partying four nights a week and trying to write papers afterwards. Given the current depressed state of real estate, she left that field in July 2007 and explored what’s next, enjoying the journey. She worked temporarily for a tuition-free middle school for girls and volunteers with groups in North Minneapolis addressing foreclosure issues and discriminatory lending practices. Y Congratulations to Bruce Martel, who married Karen Hankla Sept. 8, 2007, in South Portland. They live in a circa-1873 house in Saco. Bruce continues to work as a database developer and quality compliance administrator for an aerospacerelated manufacturing company in nearby Biddeford. Y When Susan Sullivan Hinrichs wrote she had just returned from Waterville, where her son Colin’s PeeWee A ice hockey team represented Connecticut in the New England regionals. The tournament coincided with the NESCAC men’s ice hockey championship at Colby and Sue was able to visit with Colby friends including Paul Spillane ’79, Jim ’78 and Sue Conant Cook ’75,
and Kelly Dodge ’83. Sue reports that the campus, while covered with snow, looked great, and the Dana food never tasted better! Y Glenn Rieger’s daughter, Katy, is off to Williams next fall. Though not at Colby, she’ll still be in the NESCAC and rowing crew for the Ephmen. Glenn recently had dinner in Boston with Jim D’Isidoro, whose son, Jack, finished his sophomore year at Colby. Y Diana Herrmann traveled to Bhutan last year. Our intrepid traveler reports that Bhutan is “an amazingly beautiful and mountainous country, with wonderful people—a real treat for anyone who has the time, but not so easy to get to. The culture has been preserved from the outside world with no TV until 1999 and no Internet until 2000.” Y Long-lost classmate Tim Rogers reports that he and his wife, Diane, have been in Ocala, Fla., for the past three years. “Life is good, golf is great, weather is better than Rhode Island!” Y Bo Preston’s daughter, 10, is doing well and growing like a weed. Bo and his wife are “working hard, having fun together, but see very few classmates out on the North Shore of Boston.” Y In 2007 Russ Gilfix opened his own investment firm, Wind & Rose, LLC (Wind—the financial and geopolitical weather, Rose—the compass rose to help navigate financial destinations. A little contrived, but less egocentric than Gilfix & Co!). Russ closed 2007 with a fifth consecutive year of over20-percent returns and so far has
not had a year where any client has lost money. Russ continues to sail (he’s twice completed the Newport Bermuda race) but has cut back since forming his company. He stays involved in political work with a focus on a nonpartisan infusion of ethics, transparency, and justice into politics. And if that’s not enough, his son is starting the college search process! Y Rick Linnehan, who left our class to attend UNH, was an astronaut aboard the March launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. Y This past weekend I helped celebrate Rachel Lavengood’s 50th birthday. Rachel sent an e-mail stating she would be “at home” all day and friends could drop by. Needless to say, there were hundreds in attendance! So, here’s wishing all of us happy celebrations as we each hit our half-century! —Tom Marlitt
81 A short and sweet column since
I only heard from two classmates this time around! A brief aberration, I’m sure. Y Hooray for Pam Ellis, who, like me, has heretofore never been to Europe. This year Pam visited Paris twice! In March she chaperoned her daughter’s AP art class, and this June she and her sister visited the City of Lights. Y Jane Hartzell, the first friend I made at Colby, reports that all is well in Vermont with her and her partner, Barb, who is “still retired.” Their daughter, Robin, will enter third grade this fall at Orchard Valley Waldorf School. After 17 years Jane continues to enjoy her job as a community home-health nurse. This past winter she had a nice chat on the ski slopes with Adam Weiss ’83. Jane and Barb stay in touch with many classmates who remain dear friends: Jenny Julian ’82, Lesley DeYulio DeFio ’82, Paul Muniz ’82, Joanne Terry Swanson, Ellen Freedman Rayner, Joe Kelliher, David and Amy Haselton Bolger, and Frank Wirmusky. —Steph Vrattos
82 In January Tim
Dawson and his family moved to Sydney, Australia, from the San Francisco area, where they had lived for the last 20 years. Tim’s wife, Melanie, is Australian, so he had visited many times. Last fall when his employer, Microsoft, offered to move him down to lead their financial services business, he jumped at the chance. While he was sorry to leave friends and family behind, the wonders of modern technology keep him closer than he had hoped. Tim’s kids,